Silent Night

A resident of Bo Diddley Community Plaza sits on a bench on the plaza, looking across at Christmas lights Thursday night. The plaza will close due to renovations, leaving a lot of its residents without a place to stay.
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A resident of Bo Diddley Community Plaza sits on a bench on the plaza, looking across at Christmas lights Thursday night. The plaza will close due to renovations, leaving a lot of its residents without a place to stay.
Above is a rendering of the Bo Diddley Community Plaza’s planned renovation, which will include a new cafe, information kiosk, green room and water wall feature. It will close for renovations in March.
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Joshua Price sat behind his scrap metal art booth — a steel animal zoo — nearly bouncing with joy Sunday afternoon.
Rolling Stone Magazine called him a powerhouse guitarist and soulful vocalist, and he’s coming to Gainesville.
This morning marked the exodus of Gainesville’s visiting punks.
A man from High Springs tried to drown himself in a jail cell toilet after he was arrested Saturday night for fighting at The Fest 13, according to police.
Fans on Bo Diddley Community Plaza spent Saturday and Sunday night shivering once the cold front settled in.
Hands reach out in support of a crowd surfer Nov. 1, 2014, during Iron Chic’s set on Bo Diddley Community Plaza. The plaza saw thousands of people throughout the weekend.
A fan takes a photo of Hot Water Music on Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Sunday night.
The Vision
Gainesville’s alternative, punk-music festival is still in need of volunteers.
The garden at Highlands Presbyterian Community Church is green with potential, yet overgrown with expectation.
SIATech Gainesville senior Skylar Chavez plays hacky sack on Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Wednesday afternoon.
Gainesville Latin-music band, Tropix, performs at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Friday night.
Colombians and Venezuelans will gather to dance and discuss soccer. The fast-paced chatter of hand gesturing Cubans will hum in the background as they purchase food at a nearby stand.
Painting brought vibrancy to Jess Yelvington’s life when she faced difficult times with her health.
THE FEST 13 will expand onto Bo Diddley Community Plaza this year.
In one day, five separate women offered an undercover Gainesville Police officer a total of $150 worth of sexual acts.
When Gildas Dousset received his tuition bill, it was nearly four times as high as it was supposed to be.